Ah, Wario. Whether you know him from his debut back in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, as a playable party-goer in the Mario Party series, or as a larger-than-life racer in Mario Kart, Wario has become a very familiar face in the Nintendo world. Of course, the pink-nosed antagonist also has his own series of games known as WarioWare, with the most recent entry - WarioWare Gold - releasing just a handful of weeks ago.
To celebrate all things Wario, Daniel Ibbertson (Slope's Game Room) has shared a new video exploring the complete history of the WarioWare series, taking us right from its humble beginnings to the present day. Featuring lots of gameplay footage and information on the various games in the franchise, the video takes a deep look into what makes the series so addictive, well designed, and enjoyable.
If you're interested, get yourself some grub or a nice drink, plonk yourself down somewhere comfortable, and give it a watch below.
Are you a fan of the WarioWare series? Have you played many WarioWare titles yourself? Let us know down below.
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WAAAAH!
We really need a Warioland or Warioware game for the Switch
@INKT I would love to see Warioland make a comeback. Shake It was a great game and I would like to see that kind of animation make a comeback.
The only one I ever owned was the one on DS. I'm sure it was a launch title and I absolutely loved it!
They should release a version on Switch that comes with a stylus. Could even incorporate the old DS mini games on it if you hold the switch side ways.
I usually like DJ Slopes' complete history videos, but this one seems kind of, I dunno, rushed? Compare this to his Ecco or Metroid video, full of intersting tidbits and anectodes. Here we have literally two or three sentences about a few games (Snapped, Game &). Didn't enjoy it as much.
Possibly the most painful video ever. I lasted three minutes, then turned the volume to near-silent, and lasted three more.
I actually really like Game & Wario for the Wii U despite some not so great reviews. It is a game that uses the gamepad a lot in clever ways.
@polarbear : The Fruit and Sketch multiplayer activities were the highlights of the package (in addition to Gamer). Everything else was pretty unremarkable. The Miiverse sketch mode also provided some entertainment value.
It's a pity that Game & Wario couldn't be ported without an additional (and no doubt very expensive) peripheral.
@JayJ At this point, I’d just like a port of Shake It!
That and Kirby’s Epic Yarn.
Huge thanks for sharing my video
@JayJ - I adore your avatar hahaha
@kozaihod - thanks for the feedback buddy, I do know what you mean with this one, although it defo wasnt rushed I found it hard to go in depth regarding each game considering they are so similar. thanks for the feedback regardless bud
WarioWare and Animal Crossing were the games that brought me back into gaming in 2003. These were the innovative games I wanted from Nintendo back then, and finally they were available, on the same day!! I even traded in 8 Gamecube games to get them for free (I was young and broke at the time). It was so worth it, was totally addicted to both these amazing games.
Shortly after, I bought Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (my first and to this day favourite FE game), Pikmin 2 (the pinnacle of the series!), Chibi-Robo (ridiculous but ingenious), Doshin the Giant (weird but fun), F-Zero GX (king of the genre), Mario Sunshine (one of the best in the series), Mario Kart Double Dash (so many good times), Smash Bros. Melee (even more good times), Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (the best mario RPG ever) and Wind Waker (one of the best games of all time) were so good, they brought back my confidence in Nintendo. Man, the Gamecube was great.
My favourite WarioWare game is D.I.Y. It's basically WarioWare Maker.
I made about 50 cool minigames with it and I'd love another D.I.Y. on the Switch now that I can finally share my creations.
A new WarioWare D.I.Y. and a new Animal Crossing are on the top of my wishlist since the Wii U launch in 2012.
I'd like to see another game in the Wario Land series. I wouldn't mind more WarioWare entries as well, however.
@Silly_G
Unremarkable, yes somewhat. But I dig the graphics style and the single player games are perfect when I get home tired from work and just want some relaxed play. I like all of them exept Arrow and Pirate.
@djslope Thank you!
@MH4 I agree, now that we got a lot of Wii U ports I would love to see some more HD Wii ports!
@kozaihod I agree, it was somewhat underwhelming, and didn't really dig up any new info on the history of the series. As a quick overview/review of the entire series it was alright, just not as historical as a video called "The Complete History" should have been.
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